Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin: If there is interest from Chelsea I will study it

Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin: If there is interest from Chelsea, I will study it

Nov 21, 2011 3:51:00 PM

The former Villarreal player says he is happy at the Vicente Calderon, but claims he would be open to a Premier League switch in the future if the Blues submitted an offer

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By Damian Tiscornia

Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin says he would listen to offers from English club Chelsea, who have been heavily linked with a move for the player.

The Blues were reported to have made a bid for the centre-back in January, but were unsuccessful in their attempts to land the Uruguayan.

However, the former Villarreal man has given the Londoners hope by confirming he would be open to a Premier League switch.

"If there is interest from Chelsea, I will study it," the defender told Goal.com Spain in an exclusive interview.

"At the moment, there is nothing. For now I am at Atletico Madrid and I am not thinking of anything else. There is nothing official."

And Godin remained respectful to his current employers when quizzed on whether he would be interested in a move to England.

"I owe a lot to Atletico and I cannot say that I would like to play for another team. I have great respect [for Atletico], a contract and the team have given me everything," he added.

The 25-year-old defender joined Atletico in the summer of 2010 for €8 million, signing a five-year deal.

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